GRADE VI
SEMESTER 1
TAPEL 2023 - 2024
NOTE UNIT 2
(Grade 6) GET CRAFTY
▪ Vocabulary :
a. Verb with –ing
b. to + verb
c. personality adjectives
▪ Grammar :
a. Wish + Simple Past Tense
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND
Gerund: a noun ending “ing” that has been formed from
a verb.
VERB EXAMPLE
Stop They stop eating spicy food.
Suggest He suggested making candles.
Start We started dancing together.
Practice She practiced doing gymnastic.
Enjoy We enjoyed reading the encyclopedia.
Finish I finished studying Biology.
Like Daniel likes helping his friends.
VERB + TO INFINITIVE
VERB EXAMPLE
Decide I decided to run through the forest.
Offer She offered to help me
Learn They learn to make a birthday cake.
Want We wanted to leave the laboratory.
Try Suzie tried to remember the meaning of the verbs.
Need He needs to talk to his friends.
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with either the gerund ("-ing" form) or infinitive form of
the verb in parentheses.
1. I want ________________ (finish) reading this book tonight.
2. They enjoy ________________ (play) soccer on weekends.
GRADE VI
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TAPEL 2023 - 2024
3. She suggested ________________ (try) the new Italian restaurant downtown.
4. We decided ________________ (practice) playing the guitar together.
5. He started ________________ (exercise) regularly to get in shape.
6. She offered ________________ (help) with the school fundraiser.
7. He can't decide ________________ (buy) a new car or repair his old one.
8. They practiced ________________ (sing) their favourite songs for the talent show.
9. Let's start ________________ (take) better care of our environment.
10. I'll try ________________ (decide) after I think it over.
11. Do you want ________________ (join) us for dinner tonight?
12. She finished ________________ (make) the delicious chocolate cake.
13. I stopped ________________ (like) fast food to improve my health.
14. She enjoys ________________ (travel) to exotic places.
15. We need ________________ (study) for the upcoming exam.
16. He needs ________________ (learn) how to cook for himself.
17. We decided ________________ (practice) playing the guitar together.
18. Let's start ________________ (plan) our summer vacation.
WISH / WISHES + SIMPLE PAST TENSE
FACT (+) WISH (-)
Subject + Wish / wishes + Subject + didn’t + Verb 1
Mr. Alex has a new pet. Mr.Alex wishes he didn’t have a new pet.
Zenda wants a picnic. Zenda wishes she didn’t want a picnic
They can go around the world. They wish they couldn’t go around the world.
WISH / WISHES + SIMPLE PAST TENSE
FACT (-) WISH (+)
Subject + wish / wishes + Subject + Verb 2
You don’t have homework. You wish you had homework.
Jane doesn’t need money. Jane wishes she needed money.
The kids don’t get presents. The kids wish they got presents.
GRADE VI
SEMESTER 1
TAPEL 2023 - 2024
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of "wish" and the verb in parentheses. Choose either
the present simple tense or the past simple tense.
1. She _____wishes_________ (wish) she _________had_____ (have) more free time.
2. They ___wish___________ (wish) they _______visited_______ (visit) Paris last
summer.
3. He ______wishes________ (wish) he ____was__________ (be) taller.
4. I _____wish_________ (wish) I _______understood_______ (understand) Spanish
better.
5. We _____wish_________ (wish) we _____lived_________ (live) closer to the beach.
6. Mary ___wishes___________ (wish) she ___knew___________ (know) how to play the
piano.
7. They __wish____________ (wish) they ______bought________ (buy) that car.
8. He _____wishes_________ (wish) he _____did not eat_________ (not eat) so much junk
food.
9. We ____wish__________ (wish) we __had____________ (have) more money for our
vacation.
10. She ____wishes__________ (wish) she ___met___________ (meet) her favourite
celebrity.
VOCABULARY
PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES
Practical Imaginative Sincere
Logical Artistic Optimistic
Patient Sociable Friendly
Creative Stubborn Adventurous
